Telstar 1-3 Sparta Rotterdam: Result, Lineups & Stats

Matchday 2

Telstar

1 : 3

Sparta Rotterdam

A. Soualhia90'

6'M. Young
53'N. Thorisson
90'R. van Cruijsen

BUKO StadionIngmar OostromFri, 14 Aug 202620:00

Telstar4-2-3-1

Line ups

4-2-3-1Sparta Rotterdam Sparta Rotterdam crest

Assistant

Jay Driessen

Substitutions

57'
186.6
G. Caschili
286.3
R. Oudsten
57'
76.3
R. Mendes
86.2
E. Demircan
64'
26.2
J. Hardeveld
57.2
P. Aning
64'
96.2
J. Seedorf
236.7
N. Shenkman

Unused

Assistant

Jay Driessen

Substitutions

62'
77.3
C. Terho
176.3
M. van Bergen
76'
107.2A
S. Mito
166.5
A. Roaldsoy
76'
86.9
J. Toornstra
187.5
R. van Cruijsen
85'
66.9
J. Baas
136.3
T. Quintero
85'
98.2A
N. Thorisson
196.2
M. Zonneveld

Unused

Player of the match

Marvin Young

Midfielder · Sparta Rotterdam

8.9

This match

Attacking

Goals1

Assists0

Shots1

Shots on target1

Shot accuracy100%

Build-up

Passes46

Pass accuracy89%

Defending

Tackles5

Duels won7 · 70%

This match · octagon = season skill index

Highest-rated players

Lushendry Edward Martes

Player
Ronald Koeman JrG	6	3	4,19	+1,19	35/45	11/20
Filip BednarekG	0	1	0,99	-0,01	15/33	2/20

Live stats

Possession & Passing

61%Possession39%

509Total passes327

83%Pass accuracy78%

7Corners5

Attack

7Shots16

1On target9

4Off target4

2Blocked shots3

Box & Quality

4Shots in box13

3Shots out box3

1.4xG2.5

-0.0Goals prevented-0.0

Defense & Discipline

6Goalkeeper saves0

1Offsides0

13Fouls17

1Yellow cards1

Half by half

The same match, split at the break. Which half did each side actually win?

First half

0,26xG1,28

3Shots9

0On target5

0Big chances2

11Touches in box20

54%Possession46%

4Corners4

Second half

1,14xG1,26

4Shots7

1On target4

1Big chances4

14Touches in box10

68%Possession32%

3Corners1

xG analytics

TeamxGShotsSOTPoss

Telstar

1.407361%

94% open play6% set piece

Sparta Rotterdam

2.55161239%

87% open play13% set piece

Expected goals weighs every shot by the historic conversion rate of similar chances. Higher xG means better scoring opportunities, regardless of whether they went in.

xG race

23 shots

Chance quality as it built up. A steep step is a big chance.

Telstar1,40 xG · 1 scored

Sparta Rotterdam2,55 xG · 3 scored

How those chances were made

Telstar13

Open play 9Set piece 2Dribble 2

Sparta Rotterdam31

Open play 28Dribble 1Rebound 2

Momentum

19 swings

Which side was on top, minute by minute. A taller bar is heavier pressure.

Telstar62% pressure

Sparta Rotterdam38% pressure

Match replay

91'

1-3

0%Draw 0%100%

1.40xG2.55

7Shots16

3On target12

Momentum

90' Goal Robin van Cruijsen 0.41 xG · Fast break · Left foot

Shot map

7 v 16

Telstar shoot right, Sparta Rotterdam left. Bigger dot = better chance.

TELTelstarSRSparta Rotterdamgoalsavedoff target

Goal mouth

15 on target · 4 scored

Where each shot on target crossed the line. Placement beats power.

TelstarSparta Rotterdamgoalsavedoff target

Average positions

Each starter's average position on the ball, with the number of those actions inside the chip. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to see where they actually were.

TelstarDefensive line 41%

Sparta RotterdamDefensive line 29%

An average, not a movement map: it says where a player's actions balanced out, not where they ran.

Passing network

Each player at his average position, sized by passes made. Lines join team-mates with 5 or more passes between them (fewer when a side made its first change early), thicker for more. Counted until each side's first substitution. Both sides attack left to right. Tap a player to isolate his links.

TelstarUntil 57'

Most-connected pair: Soualhia and Caschili, 22 passes between them.

Sparta RotterdamUntil 62'

Most-connected pair: Young and Verschuren, 16 passes between them.

Tactical battle

60control40

Nökkvi Þórisson

9 touches in box

In possession

65,5%Field tilt34,5%

11Passes into box10

36Progressive passes25

23Carries into final third5

3Chances created12

Field tilt is each side's share of play in the final third.

Out of possession

8,63Press intensity (PPDA)10,16

14High turnovers3

9Regains within 5s6

18,3sBall recovery time30,0s

17Interceptions17

↓ Lower is better, so the longer bar always wins. PPDA is opponent passes allowed per defensive action.

Carrying

185Carries67

2139mCarry distance683m

32Progressive carries8

1338mProgressive carry distance415m

5Carries into the box1

Distances are how far the ball was moved forward, not how far anybody ran.

Beating the press

13Take-ons won5

29Take-ons attempted16

585mProgressive pass distance474m

1Through balls2

7Switches of play8

A take-on is a player going past an opponent with the ball at his feet.

Threat created

1,07Expected threat (xT)0,86

1,57Action value (VAEP)3,64

13Shot-creating actions31

2Goal-creating actions5

0,35Expected assisted goals2,12

xT values where a possession reached; VAEP values every action by how much it shifted the chance of a goal.

Tempo

4,2Passes per attack3,2

15,2sAttack duration12,4s

2,08 m/sAttack directness2,77 m/s

4Build-up attacks2

11Direct attacks13

An attack is direct when it moves upfield quickly rather than through many passes.

More match stats

Attack

25Touches in box30

69Final third entries50

1Big chances6

0,99xG on target4,19

0Big chances missed3

Passing

3/25 (12%)Crosses7/17 (41%)

34/63 (54%)Long balls33/78 (42%)

18Throw-ins13

17Free kicks13

4Goal kicks4

Duels

50Total50

41/82 (50%)Ground41/82 (50%)

11/23 (48%)Aerial12/23 (52%)

13/27 (48%)Dribbles5/14 (36%)

9Dispossessed4

Defending

45Recoveries45

8Interceptions4

13Tackles23

69%Tackles won43%

19Clearances56

1Big chances scored3

1Big saves0

1Errors led to goal1

1Fouled in final third0

7,15Average rating7,55

Goal timing & form

Scored in this phaseConceded in this phase

TelstarThis season

Scores most 0-15 · concedes most 46-60

Sparta RotterdamThis season

Scores most 46-60 · concedes most 16-30

Goal profile

This season

How often each side reaches a scoreline, across 8 matches each.

Share of their matches

They score

50%1+ goal75%

38%2+ goals50%

They concede

88%1+ goal100%

50%2+ goals75%

25%3+ goals50%

13%4+ goals25%

Heaviest results

best 2-1 (A)·worst 0-4 (H)

best 3-1 (A)·worst 0-4 (H)

Where these sides shoot from

2025/26 season

Each attack set against the defence it meets, zone by zone. Season shares rather than a forecast; a figure beside a share is how far it sits from the league average, shown only where the gap is worth noticing.

TelstarshootallowSparta Rotterdam

7.4%+2.3Six-yard box4.6%

61.1%Penalty area61.2%

23.7%Edge of the box26.2%

7.8%Long range8.0%

434 shots taken · 549 faced

Sparta RotterdamshootallowTelstar

2.9%-2.2Six-yard box+2.27.3%

63.4%Penalty area+2.865.3%

24.9%Edge of the box-3.421.4%

8.8%Long range-1.66.0%

445 shots taken · 551 faced

Shot locations, not player movement: where the ball was struck from, not where anybody ran. Shares are of each club's own shots, so a side that shoots often is comparable with one that does not.

Match summary

Sparta Rotterdam beat Telstar 3-1 at BUKO Stadion in the Eredivisie. Sparta Rotterdam led 1-0 at half-time. Scorers: A. Soualhia (90') for Telstar; M. Young (6'), N. Thorisson (53'), R. van Cruijsen (90') for Sparta Rotterdam. In their last 8 meetings, Telstar have won 1, Sparta Rotterdam 4, with 3 drawn. Full match stats, lineups and player ratings are all on this page.